Tactical Edge AI, dba as Prospectory AI is committed to protecting and processing your personal information responsibly. We value the data you share with us and treat it with respect.
This Privacy Notice describes how Prospectory collects, uses, and shares your personal information. Additionally, it outlines how you can access and control your personal information. Just click here to remove your data from our service.
Prospectory collects personal information related to your profession, similar to the information you would find on a business card or in a business email signature block. We store this information in our database, and make it available to our customers, who use this information to conduct their own business-to-business (B2B) sales, marketing, and recruiting activities.
Who we are
Tactical Edge AI dba Prospectory AI (referred to herein as “Tactical Edge,” “Prospectory,” “we” or “us”) is a limited liability company, with its registered office at 4445 Corporation Ln., STE 264. Virginia Beach VA 23462, USA. We are responsible for processing Data as described in this Privacy Notice.
To contact us, and for more information, see below.
What we do
Prospectory helps business customers (e.g. HR professionals, B2B professionals, sales professionals) (each, a “Licensee”) validate, verify and find business contact information of relevant Contacts (as defined below) retained in our B2B database (“Prospectory B2B Database”, and “Services”).
We may collect, use or otherwise process Data (as defined below) relating to:
This Privacy Notice outlines our practices with respect to processing the personal data of Contacts, End Users, and Visitors (“Data”). Please read it carefully so that you understand how we collect, use, and process your Data, and how you may opt-out of our Data use, or otherwise access, rectify, and/or erase your Data.
Where Data about you as a Contact is collected and processed by us in the Prospectory Database, you may opt-out of the processing here and we will add your Data to our suppression list.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Notice or any part of it, you should not access this website or use our Services.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, please contact us at privacy@prospectory.ai.
Prospectory is committed to providing its innovative services while respecting the privacy of everyone involved and complying with all applicable privacy and data protection laws. We are committed to providing our Licensees and End Users with the most useful and accurate
Data possible in our Prospectory B2B Database and have implemented internal measures for accuracy and relevancy purposes. In particular, we implement processes to cross-check and verify the accuracy of the Data in the Prospectory B2B Database and avoid storing non-business (i.e., personal and private) contact details in the Prospectory B2B Database to the extent reasonably possible.
Prospectory only collects Data to the extent necessary and does not collect sensitive data related to health, religious beliefs, political opinions, or ethnicity.
Prospectory’s privacy practices aim to comply with ISO 27701 certification.
All processing activities on behalf of our Licensees are framed in a lawful and secure way, pursuant to Prospectory’s Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”). If you are a Licensee, you can send us any request relating to the Data we process on your behalf in accordance with our DPA.
We collect and process Data:
We process business-related Data about Contacts. This Data is limited to what you would normally find on a business card or in a business email signature block, or to what is necessary to contact an individual with a business social network profile or to verify the authenticity of such a profile. We then provide this Data to our Licensees in the Prospectory B2B Database.
Our Prospectory B2B Database relies on Data retrieved or derived from information from the following sources:
All of the Data collected from our sources described above is analyzed by Prospectory’s proprietary algorithm to organize, scan, and merge certain data attributes into a unique identifiable “Business Contact Card” which is published on the Prospectory B2B Database.
We are focused on providing business Data only in the Prospectory B2B Database, so we have implemented measures to exclude contacts who are public servants or otherwise public figures. If you opt-out, we will also remove your Data from the Prospectory B2B Database and hold it on our suppression list.
Data we process about End Users
We collect Data directly from End Users where they interact with us. For example, this is the case when End Users create an account, use our Services, or contact us via our website or support channels. The Data includes:
We do not sell any Data or information shared with us by our paying Licensees, End Users, or customers unless they decide to join our Community Program.
Data we collect through Prospectory Integrations
As part of the Services, End Users or Licensees may integrate Prospectory with certain platforms (“Integrations”). When using Prospectory’s Integrations, Data from End Users’ or Licensee’s CRM tools, email, browser extension (such as Chrome add-on), or other software will be transmitted to Prospectory, so Prospectory can match or cleanse this data against Data held in the Prospectory B2B Database.
For example, End Users can use our Integration browser extension while browsing the profile pages of Contacts on business social networks, such as LinkedIn. When an End User does this, our browser extension collects the Data about Contacts presented on the profile pages that you are browsing.
Through these Integrations, Prospectory may also collect Data about Contacts and Prospectory may run these through its proprietary algorithm to organize, scan, merge, and update certain Data into an existing“ Business Contact Card” on the Prospectory B2B Database, or otherwise improve Prospectory’s research processes and the content provided by its Services.
By connecting your email account as an Integration, Prospectory may scan and/or extract business contact details from the inbox and may use it to improve its services.
Data our Payment Partner collects
For End Users and Licensees that pay for the Services by credit cards, our service provider Stripe Inc. processes your payment information, while Prospectory does not have direct access to it. We have an agreement with Stripe to ensure that your payment information is processed in a secure and confidential way.
If you are an End User using our Services as an authorized user of a Prospectory Licensee or a Visitor that visits our website or Service, we automatically collect information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone, or other access devices. This information includes:
Where you are not logged into your account, this information is unidentified to you and we are not aware of the identity of the user from which this information is collected.
We use cookies and other similar technologies (e.g. web beacons, log files, scripts, and eTags) (“Cookies”)to enhance your experience using the Service. Cookies are small files that, when placed on your device, enable us to provide certain features and functionality.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Privacy Notice, if you provide Prospectory access to your email account for the purpose of using our email composing features, the following types of your Google data or Microsoft data will be subject to these additional restrictions:
Prospectory will only use access to read, write, modify, or control email message bodies, metadata, headers, and settings to enable End Users to compose and process emails and will not transfer this data to other sunless doing so is necessary to provide and improve these features, comply with applicable law, or as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. We will not use this data for serving advertisements, selling data, or any other purpose except as set hereinabove or as otherwise permitted in line with Customer-/End User-specific consent.
Prospectory’s use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Further, Prospectory’s use of the Microsoft API is subject to Microsoft’s privacy policies, you can edit your settings and revoke consents provided to Microsoft at any time by following the instructions in the following links: https://account.live.com/consent/Manage and/or https://myapps.microsoft.com.
We may share information with third parties in the ways and for the purposes described above. In addition, we may share information with third parties as follows:
Please be assured that such access to your Data will be strictly on a “need to know” basis and will be subject to our internal privacy policy and an obligation of confidentiality.
In particular, we will provide your Data to service providers or suppliers as part of our normal business operations. Such service providers include (i) hosting services providers, (ii) data analytics providers, (iii) payment processors, and (iv) security services providers.
When you are joining the Prospectory group or fan page on Facebook, Facebook and We are acting as joint controllers. The same goes when you are visiting our LinkedIn or X Pages.
Please note that when it comes to connecting your CRM, Google, or Microsoft accounts to our Service (via Google Connect, Office 365Login, etc.), Prospectory acts as an independent controller.
Prospectory has implemented a retention policy, setting retention periods taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it was collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time.
We only keep your Data for the time necessary for the purposes described above.
We retain this Data strictly on your behalf, in accordance with reasonable instructions and as further stipulated in our Data Processing Addendum and other commercial agreements with Licensees or other relevant customers.
Lastly, we retain Data in our suppression list for the duration necessary to provide our Services, which includes ensuring that any Contacts who are public figures or who have exercised their right to opt-out remain excluded from the Prospectory B2B Database.
Once the retention period has passed, Prospectory takes the appropriate and adequate measures to dispose of all and any Data in a secure and lawful manner in accordance with NIST 800-88 guidelines for media sanitization.
Prospectory allows you to access your Data, and edit or obtain Data collected about you by contacting our Privacy Team.
Note that we maintain a suppression list which may include personal data, for the sole purpose of ensuring that opt-out requests are respected and that your contact information no longer appears in the Prospectory B2B Database in the future if you have opted-out.
For any request relating to your Data, contact our Privacy Team. In particular, you may request:
You may also object to the processing of your Data for certain purposes.
Before completing your request, we will need to verify your identity. We will send you a link to verify your email address and may request additional information solely for the purpose of verifying your identity. Making a verifiable request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
If you have given us your consent, you may with draw that consent at any time for future processing. This will not affect the lawfulness of the processing prior to the withdrawal of consent.
The products and services of Prospectory are not targeted to or intended for children under the age of 18. In the event that we become aware that a Contact or End User is under the age of 18, we will discard such information. If you have any reasons to believe that a minor has shared any information with us, please contact us at support@Prospectory.com.
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Once we receive your information, we take all appropriate technical and organizational measures, reasonable precautions, and follow industry best practices to safeguard your information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, access, or modification.
We are headquartered in the United States of America and, while our Data is stored on Amazon Web Services in the United States of America, some of our Data processing activities are carried out from other countries including by staff operating outside the European Economic Area who work for us or for one of our service providers or partners.
Where applicable, e.g. when our customers are subject to the GDPR and export data to us, we have signed contracts based on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or the United Kingdom International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum (as applicable) or similar contracts ensuring essentially the same level of protection for further transfers.
This notice to California residents supplements the information contained in this Privacy Notice and addresses the requirements under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (Cal. Civ. §§1789.100–1798.199) and the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations by the Attorney General (the “CCPA“).
It applies to Contacts and individuals who reside in the State of California (“consumer”, “you” or “your”), explains your rights, and provides certain mandated disclosures about our treatment of California residents’ information.
You have the right, at any time, to direct us not to sell or share your personal information to third parties, as defined under the CCPA. This is also referred to as your right to opt-out.
You have the right to opt-out of sales, within the meaning of the CCPA, of certain information subject to the CCPA. You are not required to have an account with us to exercise your right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties.
If you are a California resident and would like to exercise your rights, you may:
Only you or a person authorized to act on your behalf may make a consumer request related to your personal information.
The request must:
You may only request a copy of your data twice within a12-month period. If you have any general questions about the personal information that we collect about you and how we use it, please contact our Privacy Team.
Requests may be denied in whole or in part due to various factors; for example, if a request was not verifiable, was not made by a consumer, was made multiple times, or called for information exempt from disclosure.
This Virginia Privacy Notice section supplements our Privacy Policy and applies to the personal data of
Virginia residents in order to comply with the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”),
effective January 1, 2023. This notice applies to natural persons who are residents of Virginia acting only in an individual or household context. It does not apply to natural persons acting in a commercial or employment context.
Categories of Personal Data We Collect
Contact data: We may collect information about data subjects such as name and contact details (email, phone number, etc.) in order to communicate and facilitate the provision of our services with our clients or potential clients. For example, contact details of individuals who work for or on behalf of the clients, in order to carry out the client’s engagement with us.
Services data: Personal data may be provided to us by clients to the extent required to perform the services. We may also acquire personal data from a third party at the direction of our client as required to perform services.
Marketing information: We may collect information to respond to inquiries regarding our products and services or to provide you with information, reports, or updates.
Website visitor information: when you visit our website, we may collect information about your visit such as your IP address and the pages you visited and when you use our services, we may collect information on how you use those services. Please see our Website Use and Cookie Policy for additional information.
Purposes for Processing Personal Data
We process personal data to offer and administer our services and products. We use personal data for the purposes set out in the types of information we collect and process section of our Privacy Policy.
Sharing of Personal Data with Third Parties
We do not share personal data with third parties (other than service providers) unless you direct us to do so, or where required by law.
We may share personal data with other parties as follows:
Our affiliates, as needed to operate our business and provide services.
Service providers or contractors, such as vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform certain services on our behalf, in which case we enter a contract that describes the purpose of processing and requires the recipient to not use it for any purpose except performing the contract.
Selling, Targeted Advertising, and Profiling
We do not sell personal data to third parties. We do not process personal data for targeted advertising purposes (as defined under the VCDPA). However, you can opt-out of all advertising cookies via the cookie preference center, linked here (see “You may manage your cookie preferences here”). We do not process personal data for the purpose of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning consumers.
Your Rights
Subject to the VCDPA and other applicable laws, you have the following rights concerning your data processed by us:
Deletion: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, and we will erase such data unless it is reasonably necessary for us to maintain your personal data in accordance VCDPA 59.1-582
Correction: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal data, taking into account the nature and purpose of processing the information.
Access: You have the right to request to access or obtain a copy of the personal data that we hold about you.
Non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against a consumer because the consumer exercised any of the consumer’s rights under applicable laws.
Please contact us if you wish to exercise your rights under VCDPA or wish to appeal our decision with respect to a request to exercise your rights:
Email: support@prospectory.ai
In Writing: Prospectory Compliance and Privacy Office, 4445Corporation Ln., STE 264. Virginia Beach VA 23462, USA
Prospectory may modify this Privacy Notice from time to time, to reflect eventual changes in the way we process Data. If we make material changes to this policy (such as a change in our processing purposes, a change in the identity of the controller, or even a change regarding the way you can exercise your rights in relation to our processing activities), we will notify you, as appropriate, depending on the substance of the change, by email or by means of a notice on our website’s homepage, prior to the changes becoming effective.
Should you have any queries regarding this Privacy Notice or about how Prospectory uses your data that are not answered here, please contact our Data Protection Officer, Akber A. Choudhry by email akber@tacticaledgeai.com
You can exercise your rights here, and find out more information about the joint controller arrangement by contacting our Data Protection Officer by email.
If you are an End User, the relevant data controller is the Prospectory entity that your company contracts with, as set out in the Agreement.
If you feel that your data has not been handled correctly, or you are unhappy with our response to any requests you have made to us regarding the use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint. Please email the details of your complaint to:
Alternatively, if you have an unresolved privacy or Data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact privacy@prospectory.ai.
